Ascot United will go into one of their biggest weekends in the club’s history high on confidence having secured their first league win of the new Hellenic Premier Division campaign on Tuesday night.

Until the 1-0 win over Highmoor Ibis, Ascot’s soiltary victory had come in the form of a 6-1 hammering of Sandhurst Town in the FA Cup two weeks ago.

But assistant manager Paul McGrotty believes that the team is gradually starting to find its feet, and is expecting them to get better and better.

And this weekend would be the perfect time for the Yellamen to really find their form, as they face two tough games in the shape of Southern League side Bishops Cleeve in the FA Cup preliminary round away on Saturday (3pm kick-off), before hosting Binfield at the Racecourse Ground on Monday (3pm).

“We were definitely pleased to get that first win,” said McGrotty (pictured top right).

“It was our fourth league game of the season and we don’t want to go too long without getting a win because it can start to play on people’s minds.

“We should have beaten Abingdon and Oxford City Nomads, so there are five points dropped already which would put us right near the top.

“We can improve and we will improve, but the start of the season is always a bit funny as teams get used to formations.

“The players’ attitudes across the squad have been excellent, we are creating good chances in our games and we are unbeaten at home, which is something we want to build on.

“But this is a massive weekend for the club.

“Having played in quite a few derbies against Binfield, I know what these games mean to the fans and the clubs themselves and we’re really looking forward to it.

“We will now go into these games with more confidence because of Tuesday’s win.

“Bishops Cleeve are a league above and they will be a very tough test for us.

“But we are confident that on our day, with the group of players we have, we can win the game, and it would be really nice for the club to go on a bit of a cup run this season.”